WASHINGTON DC: Facebook is all set to roll out a new dashboard that will show how much time you spend on the social media app.

The social networking service company announced the new feature for its Instagram and Facebook apps back in August.

According to The Verge, the development is a part of the “time well-spent” movement that has been attracting the attention of the tech world. While with the Facebook dashboard, users can keep track of the time they are spending on the app, Apple’s Screen Time and Google’s Digital Wellbeing allow users to block themselves from using apps.

Late For Meeting? Hangouts, ezTalks And Other Video-Conferencing Apps To Make Life Simpler

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Make Video Conferencing A Cakewalk

16 Oct, 2018

Making video calls while on the move has never been so easy and inexpensive as it is now. You only need to invest in a decent headset before connecting with your peers, colleagues or business partners. Even for corporates and those requiring reliable services, there are tools that make video conferencing an affordable application.
Sure, Skype is one of the most popular applications that comes with a lot of momentum and popularity. But it is still lagging in terms of video. Only one-to-one communication is allowed, unless there are some thirdparty plugins. Here are some other video conferencing apps that can make video conferencing a cakewalk:

ezTalks Free Cloud Meeting

16 Oct, 2018

If you have a web meeting, conference call, whiteboard meeting or online meeting scheduled while you are still travelling, then ezTalks is your app. It lets you share videos, documents, audio and connect with 100 participants, once you integrate it to your company portal. If you land up in a no-internet zone, ezTalks Meetings service also offers a Telephone Dial-in feature to continue with your online meetings.

Cisco Webex Meetings

16 Oct, 2018

Don’t let being away from the office slow your business down. The Cisco Webex Meetings app lets you experience productive meetings from wherever you are. It allows screen sharing, chat, and more. Other features include joining a meeting with a single tap, customisable video layouts, and you can schedule meetings directly from the app. While the app itself is a little clunky, the video quality is decent and stable. Pricing varies. You may need to contact Cisco for the exact pricing.

GoToMeeting

16 Oct, 2018

It is another popular app in the video conferencing space that lets you take your work with you on the road and across the globe. It supports 15 participants in the lowest subscription tier and 25 in the higher tiers. The app lets you join or host a meeting on any Android phone or tablet, share your full device screen with everyone in your meeting, handoff presentation control to other attendees to view presentations, mockups, reports, see all your upcoming meetings and join with a single tap, and receive alerts when a meeting is about to start.

Hangouts Meet

16 Oct, 2018

Tech giant Google gave up on Hangouts as a consumer product. But the application is still popular as a business software (G Suite). Meet takes the headaches out of joining a video call at work. Just set up a meeting and share a link. No worrying about whether teammates, clients, or customers have the right accounts or plug-ins. With a fast interface and smart participant management, multi-person video calls are a breeze here. However, you must be locked into Google’s ecosystem to use this app while most other apps are standalone services.

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On Facebook, the feature will be listed under the hamburger menu (three vertical lines in the bottom-right corner of the app) while on Instagram it will be a part of the setting menu.

The dashboard will feature a bar chart that will show you the time you have spent on the app in the past seven days. It will also allow you to set the length of time you want to spend on that particular app and will send you a reminder once you reach that limit. The new feature will also allow you to temporarily mute the push notifications.

The social media platforms have faced a lot of criticism in past years for courting their users' attention throughout the day. The obsession with these apps is becoming a major concern today.